Provides a brief history of pointe dancing; features comprehensive information about the processes of making, fitting, preparing, and caring for pointe shoes, with profiles of shoemakers and sellers, and size charts; examines pointe teaching and training techniques; and looks at pointe-related injuries and their treatments
Includes bibliographical references (pages 292-296) and index
A brief history of pointe dancing -- The foot and the pointe shoemaking process -- The pointe shoe fitting process -- Size charts -- Preparing and caring for pointe shoes -- Shoe accessories -- The shoe master -- Profiles of pointe shoemakers and sellers -- Pointe shoe characteristics -- Basic of teaching pointe -- Profiles of pointe training methods -- Sample pointe classes -- Pointe-related injuries and their remedies -- Conversations on pointe